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2005-11-10 Africa: Horn

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Posted by Steve 2005-11-10 09:22|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

The Dread Somalia Pirate Roberts

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-11-10 10:39|| 2005-11-10 10:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Q-ships

Posted by DMFD 2005-11-10 11:30|| 2005-11-10 11:30|| Front Page Top

#3 New deck activity. Arm the passengers and provide free drinks for anyone who bags a pirate. Drink limit is 3--no limit on pirates. Heard these "pirates" are mooselimbs.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-11-10 13:42|| 2005-11-10 13:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Do what was done in the Strait of Malacca. Make it as financially painful as possible. Declare Somali waters a war zone and jack up the insurance rates to the point of screaming. Triple that for ships bound for Somali ports.

What results is a de facto marine embargo of Somalia. The UN/NGOs will caterwaul. The warlords may take the matter of pirates into their own hands, or the nascent Somali government requests international assistance.

Posted by Pappy 2005-11-10 19:48|| 2005-11-10 19:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Call all the passengers to a central auditorium for "Bingo" and chum the little khat-heads.

Posted by Super Hose 2005-11-10 19:58|| 2005-11-10 19:58|| Front Page Top

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